A counselor advocating for the homeless community in Portland says tough love and outreach are the keys to helping solve the crisis. For 28 years, Kevin Dahlgren has been working as a drug and alcohol ...

As Portland holds out hope for a solution to homelessness, volunteers not associated with government are stepping up to find ...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is on the cusp of achieving one of his primary campaign promises: Setting up 1,500 new shelter beds by Dec. 1. As of Sunday, Portland has 890 city-funded shelter beds – ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two sizable homeless shelters in Portland will close by the end of March, leaving the future uncertain for dozens of people who've been able to get off the streets and find a safe ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The homeless population in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties surged by 61% over two years, according to new data. The latest Point-In-Time Count, conducted by ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — As attorneys and other staff in cities up and down the West Coast are combing through a federal appeals court ruling issued this week to figure out if and how it impacts their local ...

One family’s story shows how the 2020 tax can work as promised, even as the overall homeless count continues climbing across the metro area.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A neighborhood group in Portland is in opposition to a proposal to cut $4.3 million from the city’s Impact Reduction Program, which supports the clean-up of homeless camps, ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — The Portland City Council voted against a measure to halt homeless encampment sweeps during a contentious meeting, following a week of jabs between the Portland mayor and ...

That Portland has become a laughingstock in one of the country’s more progressive magazines is a sign of the city's troubles.